Composition for leather belts



paentao iz, 1926. 1,603,122

UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

mam. KBUEGER, F GARFIELD, NEW annsnm; 4

I 'oomrosrcrron r03.- LEATHER BELTS.

Io Drawing. Application filed December 3, 1924. Serial No. {253,752.

The'present invention relates to a preserfrom losing its adhesiveness during the pevative belt dressing, namely a composition to riod through which the volatilization of the be applied to leather belts to act as a preeucalyptus oil takes place. servative for the belt, and to give the same The amount of the belt dressing to be ap- 50 I the desired degree of friction or adhesiveplied to the belt willdepend on numerous ness to the pulley, depending upon the parconditions, and for a belt to feet long, ticular kind of machine, width of belt and and iinches wide, I find that a cylindrical amount of power applied and other factors, piece of the belt dressing, about as large in other words, to prevent belt slippinga around as a half dollar and about a half 10 'In its preferred composition, I use ten an inch in length, is sufficient.

ounces of raw linseed oil as the base of the The proportions can be modifiedwithin composition, to which I add say twelve the scope of the appended claims, without ounces of chlorinated lime (bleaching powdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

I de'r), and say two ounces of calcium carbon- The dressing is found to act as a preserv-' ll ate or other similar material. I then mix the ative for the leather of which the belt is 1 mass thoroughly, producing a relatively stiif made, so that the belt will last for a much whitish pasty mass, which is highly adhesive,- longer period, than when belt dressings conand to this I preferably add two ounces of taining rosin are used eucalyptus oil or a small amount of some It is to be understood that my composition 2 other volatile terpene oil, preferably one may be used for increasing the efliciency and having a considerable odor in order to overbraking power of automobile brakes, by ap- 7 come the odor of the mixture of chlorinated plying a small amount of the'same between lime and raw linseed oil. the brake drum and the brake band.

The chlorin'ated lime has some kind'of a I claim: I

chemical action upon the raw linseed oil, and 1.. A belt dressing comprising a pasty mass this chemical action is modified to some excontaining 10 parts of raw linseed oil, not

tent by the presence of the calcium carbonsubstantially less than 10 parts and not subate. Linseed oil acted upon by chlorniated "stantially more than15 parts of chlorinated lme ilouea, that is to say without any further lime, together with smaller amounts of cal- 3 ingredients being added, produces a mixture cium' carbonate and a volatile terpene oil.

which is too adhesive, and which does not 2. -A belt dressingcomprising 10 parts have a sufiicient degree of friction. As an linseed oil, about 12 parts'of chlorinated lime I instance of this, I would cite the application and smaller amounts of calcium carbonate of the'belt dressing to'spinning machines, on and a volatile terpene oil. a

35 which the belts must not pull too hard, oth- 3'. A belt dressing comprising 10 parts of erwise it would cause trouble, and I find that linseedoil, about 12 parts of chlorinated lime I can decrease the extent, of the, pull, and and about 2 parts each of calcium carbonate modify the siccativeness of the mixture by and eucalyptus oil.

4 the use of calcium carbonate, which may be 4. A belt dressing comprising 10 parts lin- 40 used in the form of precipitated-chalk. seed oil, about 12parts of chlorinated lime In addition to its function in covering up and smaller amounts of calcium carbonate the disagreeable odor of the chlorinated lime and eucalyptus oil; I and linseed oil, the eucalyptus oil or other In-testimony whereof Iihave aflixed my similar terpene oil acts to modify the adhesignature. I

siveness of the belt dressing, or in other I words it acts to prevent the belt dressing I 1 I ALBERT KRUEGER. 

